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Punching Above Your Weight
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Author : Glenn Twiddle
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-11
Punching Above Your Weight written by Glenn Twiddle and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11 with categories.
Punching Above Their Weight
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Author : Sean McGoldrick
language : en
Publisher: The O'Brien Press
Release Date : 2015-10-05
Punching Above Their Weight written by Sean McGoldrick and has been published by The O'Brien Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-05 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Ireland's amateur boxing story is one of blood, sweat and tears – and not just in the ring. Ireland is one of the world's leading nations in the sport. This is the inside story of a great tradition – a story of physical prowess, gritty determination, devastating defeats, sheer bad luck, infamous 'he was robbed' judging decisions, and the ultimate goal of Olympic glory. The boxers' lives play out against a backdrop of the economic woes of the 1950s, the Northern Ireland Troubles, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the break-up of the Soviet Union. Sean McGoldrick shines a spotlight on Ireland's 'Medal Factory', the sometimes-contentious High Performance Unit, which has nurtured Irish boxers on the road to winning seven Olympic medals. Punching Above Their Weight captures the rollercoaster ride of such legendary boxers and coaches as John McNally, Fred Tiedt, Barry McGuigan, Hugh Russell, Billy Walsh, Michael Carruth, Zaur Antia, Wayne McCullough, Paddy Barnes, Kenny Egan, Darren Sutherland, John Joe Nevin, and Katie Taylor, among many others. A countback of over seventy years of Ireland's 'sweet science'.
Punching Above Their Weight
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Author : Edward Boden
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-04
Punching Above Their Weight written by Edward Boden and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04 with categories.
Punching Above Their Weight traces the development of the British Veterinary Association from its origins in late Victorian times into the twenty-first century. It documents the struggle of veterinarians to raise their practice from disorganised pragmatic beginnings to a science-based, politically influential body. Its author, Edward Boden, is a former editor of the Veterinary Record, executive editor of In Practice and Research in Veterinary Science, and editor of Blacks Veterinary Dictionary. ----------------------------------- This is a title in the Winchester University Press's New Perspectives on Veterinary History, edited by Louise Curth
Punching Above Its Weight
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Author : Adli Jacobs
language : en
Publisher: Author House
Release Date : 2014
Punching Above Its Weight written by Adli Jacobs and has been published by Author House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Philosophy categories.
The Call of Islam, in many ways, was my youth. the year 1984, when the organization was founded, was also my matric year. Some of the first recruits for the organization came from my very own matric class; others were then recruited from my fellow first-year students at the University of Cape Town. Besides me, the other three founding members of the Call of Islam were Ebrahim Rasool, Shamiel Manie, and Farid Esack. Rasool was not just a fellow founding member; we grew up together, and our parents served on the same mosque committee. Esack was my principal from the As Salaam College in KwaZulu Natal, where I studied Islam in 1983. Manie and I were fellow members of the Muslim Student Association that gave us our grounding in seeing Islam broader than just religious rituals. Our circle before the founding of the Call of Islam met in the back rooms of our different family homes and when Esack hosted our get-togethers in his apartment. So we shared space, we shared money, and we even shared each other and rsquo;s clothes. It was no coincidence that our first rally should be at Primrose Park mosque, Masjidus Sabireen, as Primrose Park (in the Western Cape, South Africa) is where Rasool and I lived. We grew up in that mosque, and we knew all its successive imams and, of course, the mosque committee. Later, our first headquarters (for many years) would be the outbuildings of my parents and rsquo; home in Primrose Park, where we held our executive meetings, conducted our adult classes, and even made our banners. Allie Parker, our reliable and indulgent printer, had his printing works in a neighboring suburb in Greenhaven. It was therefore tempting to write a story of the Call of Islam, which is a personal account.
Always At War
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Author : Thomas Colley
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2019-08-01
Always At War written by Thomas Colley and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-01 with Political Science categories.
Compelling narratives are integral to successful foreign policy, military strategy, and international relations. Yet often narrative is conceived so broadly it can be hard to identify. The formation of strategic narratives is informed by the stories governments think their people tell, rather than those they actually tell. This book examines the stories told by a broad cross-section of British society about their country’s past, present, and future role in war, using in-depth interviews with 67 diverse citizens. It brings to the fore the voices of ordinary people in ways typically absent in public opinion research. Always at War complements a significant body of quantitative research into British attitudes to war, and presents an alternative case in a field dominated by US public opinion research. Rather than perceiving distinct periods between war and peace, British citizens see their nation as so frequently involved in conflict that they consider the country to be continuously at war. At present, public opinion appears to be a stronger constraint on Western defense policy than ever.
Super Thinking
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Author : Gabriel Weinberg
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2019-06-18
Super Thinking written by Gabriel Weinberg and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-18 with Business & Economics categories.
A WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER! "You can't really know anything if you just remember isolated facts. If the facts don't hang together on a latticework of theory, you don't have them in a usable form. You've got to have models in your head." - Charlie Munger, investor, vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway The world's greatest problem-solvers, forecasters, and decision-makers all rely on a set of frameworks and shortcuts that help them cut through complexity and separate good ideas from bad ones. They're called mental models, and you can find them in dense textbooks on psychology, physics, economics, and more. Or, you can just read Super Thinking, a fun, illustrated guide to every mental model you could possibly need. How can mental models help you? Well, here are just a few examples... • If you've ever been overwhelmed by a to-do list that's grown too long, maybe you need the Eisenhower Decision Matrix to help you prioritize. • Use the 5 Whys model to better understand people's motivations or get to the root cause of a problem. • Before concluding that your colleague who messes up your projects is out to sabotage you, consider Hanlon's Razor for an alternative explanation. • Ever sat through a bad movie just because you paid a lot for the ticket? You might be falling prey to Sunk Cost Fallacy. • Set up Forcing Functions, like standing meeting or deadlines, to help grease the wheels for changes you want to occur. So, the next time you find yourself faced with a difficult decision or just trying to understand a complex situation, let Super Thinking upgrade your brain with mental models.
Sports Talk
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Author : Colin McNairn
language : en
Publisher: FriesenPress
Release Date : 2017-02-24
Sports Talk written by Colin McNairn and has been published by FriesenPress this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-24 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
It’s game on in uncovering the many sports-inspired terms, expressions, sayings and images that populate our everyday language! That’s the challenge that this book takes on, using a playbook for each sport. It kicks off with an opening run through the game of football, then it’s out of the gate with wire-to-wire coverage of horse racing. After going for the fences and covering all the bases in the sport of baseball, the ball is kept rolling, despite many a sticky wicket, through the long-running game of cricket. A blow-by-blow account of the sweet science of boxing is followed by play-by-play accounts of 35 more sports that have been added to the roster. At the finish line, the top three sports, are scored on their relative contributions to everyday language, and declared win, place and show. The discussion is enlivened by lots of sports humour and anecdotes along with quotations from sports personalities some of which may sound quite familiar, much like déjà vu all over again.
Fighting Talk
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Author : Bob Jones
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
Release Date : 2013-08-16
Fighting Talk written by Bob Jones and has been published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-16 with Sports & Recreation categories.
From 'A Low Blow' to 'Went the Distance', a fascinating and lively examination of the regular use of terms from the boxing ring in our everyday language. Have you ever stopped to notice how often your local newspaper or favourite magazine uses the terms 'On the Ropes', 'The Gloves Are Off' and 'Knockout Punch'? How often TV newsreaders will say that a politician has "Thrown His hat in the Ring', is a 'Big Hitter', is 'Taking it on the Chin', is 'Down for the Count' or has the 'Killer Instinct'? Knight of the realm, leading businessman, colourful and controversial commentator, and boxing aficionado Sir Robert — Bob —Jones certainly has. Over a period of years he made careful note of how often terms cropped up and then retraced their etymological origins in boxing history. The result is a lively, entertaining, and thought-provoking miscellany of boxing terms that are now part of our everyday English language. Some have strayed far from their original meanings, others are more frequently in use now than at any other time. Jones asks why that might be, and his answers are, well, a knockout.
Anzac S Dirty Dozen
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Author : Craig Stockings
language : en
Publisher: UNSW Press
Release Date : 2012
Anzac S Dirty Dozen written by Craig Stockings and has been published by UNSW Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with History categories.
The flying career of John Robertson Duigan spanned just a decade from 1908 to 1918. 100 years ago he built and successfully flew the first aeroplane made in Australia using only photographs, journal articles and an unreliable textbook as his guides. He was the first Australian to fly a powered Australian-made aeroplane in Australia. The full story of John Duigan and his flying career has now been published for the first time.
Healthcare And Economic Restructuring
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Author : Philip C. Aka
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2022-04-27
Healthcare And Economic Restructuring written by Philip C. Aka and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-27 with Social Science categories.
This book explores the intersection between healthcare delivery and national economic health, using Nigeria as case study and window into the world. Specifically, the issue this book tackles revolves around how to repair Nigeria’s dysfunctional healthcare system through the medium of a healthier economy that provides sufficient revenue to meet the healthcare needs of citizens.